Chapter 1 of Travels and Adventures in South and Central America. First Series is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Travels and Adventures in South and Central America. First Series is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA. Life in the Llanos of Venezuela. DON RAMON PAEZ. “NIHIL ARDUUM MORTALIBUS.” NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER & CO., 654 BROADWAY.
Chapter 1 of Travels and Adventures in South and Central America. First Series is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading “SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.”
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER & CO., 654 BROADWAY.”
serving as an essential component
From this reading “SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER & CO., 654 BROADWAY.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “DON RAMON PAEZ.”
plural of “llano” — an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America)
From this reading “Life in the Llanos of Venezuela.”
a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil
From this reading “Life in the Llanos of Venezuela.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER & CO., 654 BROADWAY.”
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From this reading NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER & CO., 654 BROADWAY.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “NIHIL ARDUUM MORTALIBUS.”
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER & CO., 654 BROADWAY.
serving as an essential component
From this reading SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER & CO., 654 BROADWAY.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER & CO., 654 BROADWAY.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading DON RAMON PAEZ.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Life in the Llanos of Venezuela.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life in the Llanos of Venezuela.
plural of “llano” — an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America)
From this reading Life in the Llanos of Venezuela.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “NIHIL ARDUUM MORTALIBUS.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER & CO., 654 BROADWAY.
(Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ)
From this reading “NIHIL ARDUUM MORTALIBUS.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Life in the Llanos of Venezuela.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DON RAMON PAEZ.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DON RAMON PAEZ.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER & CO., 654 BROADWAY.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Life in the Llanos of Venezuela.
a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil
From this reading Life in the Llanos of Venezuela.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER & CO., 654 BROADWAY.
Chapter 1 of Travels and Adventures in South and Central America. First Series by Ramón Páez holds 297 sentences, grouped into 60 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 1 holds 297 sentences of Travels and Adventures in South and Central America. First Series, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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